| Well, it seems George Runner is branching out from just costing the state extra money in our prison system to costing our state money in our elections. He recently filed what he has dubbed "VoteSAFE: Secure and Fair Elections Act" or as I like to call it, The VoteMORON: Mostly Obnoxious Runner Obfuscation and Negation Act. (I must admit I worked way too hard on that.)
It's a fairly standard attack on two sets of generally progressive voters. First, it requires ID for all voters at the polls, and then requires that people who vote by mail include the last four digits of their driver's license, California ID card, or social security number. And then the municipality has to go through and check everybody. Oh, and of course the ID can't be more than 2 years expired.
So instead of making it easier for the elderly and new citizens to vote, Runner wants to make it harder and more cumbersome. Oh, and more expensive for localities performing the elections. Yup, sounds like some Good George Runner policy there.
But wait, if you act now, you can toss in a dig at convicted felons! Under existing California law, people who have been convicted of a felony get the right to vote back after they have completed parole. Under Runner's MORON Act, felons would lose their right to vote forever. This is pretty much the opposite direction as other states are heading. We should be rewarding convicted felons for completing probation and returning into society, not continuing to punish them.
But that's George Runner, the man never met a chance to shove his boot into the face of anybody who has made a mistake. We'll see if he has the resources to actually get this on the ballot, but if you see any signature gatherers on the street with this stinker in a few weeks, Just Say No to VoteMORON! |
